Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
41
Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
173
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
39
The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
175
The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
16
When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
199
The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
5
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134